The best earth observation space startups

7 earth observation companies in the directory, ranked by disclosed funding ($95M raised between them), spanning 5 countries.

Satellites that watch the planet: optical, thermal, hyperspectral and radar. Earth observation has quietly become one of the most commercially proven corners of the space economy, selling data to agriculture, insurance, energy and defense.

Pixxel

Nanosatellite constellation

Earth Observation · India · est. 2018 · Series B AIRMO

Satellite constellation measuring methane and greenhouse gas emissions in near real time

Earth Observation · Germany · est. 2021 · Seed Albedo

Very-low-Earth-orbit satellites capturing 10 cm optical and thermal imagery

Earth Observation · United States · est. 2020 · Series A Array Labs

Formation-flying radar satellites building 3D maps of the entire planet

Earth Observation · United States · est. 2021 · Seed Kuva Space

Hyperspectral microsatellite constellation for agriculture, environment and defense insights

Earth Observation · Finland · est. 2016 · Series A

Muon Space

Developer of a space-based constellation platform

Earth Observation · United States · est. 2021 · Series B SatVu

Thermal imaging satellites measuring the heat signature of any building on Earth

Earth Observation · United Kingdom · est. 2016 · Series A

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